they say they can't take the noxious fumes emanating from a nearby lagoon. the city has been forced to take action. >> reporter: this marin neighborhood looks nice. but resident jackie says the place stinks. literally. >> the smell is disgusting. >> reporter: disgusting because the lagoon she lives next to is rotting. dead plants and debris. one of the few living things left are seagulls, who thankfully are eating the dead fish. >> the whole house stinks no matter what. >> reporter: the smell has attracted the attention of the bay area air quality management district. >> we had an air quality inspector go out and investigate and we found there is truly a bad odor there. so we filed a public nuisance violation against the property owner. >> reporter: the rockport land company didn't respond today but neighbors say the problem started when this large pipe became clogged with mud, preventing tidal action from flushing the lagoon. the homeowners believe the city should clean it out but the city says they don't own the land. >> i'm a simple man. i think that if t